20: Star sea, stardust, starworms

"It just opened?!"

Lin Ye's heart trembled.

I haven't decided whether to take on this quest yet; the character deletion penalty is too severe.

If he hadn't been burdened with tens of millions in loans, Lin Ye would have said it didn't matter. Even if his account was deleted and his talent lost, he still had thirty million as a safety net, so it wouldn't be too bad.

But now...

The pressure is truly immense!!!

Before his eyes,

it was pitch black, with only faint starlight illuminating the distance.

Above,

there was an incomplete starry sky.

Underfoot,

the ground was fragmented.

Looking closely under the starlight,

the shattered ground wasn't just pits; there seemed to be flowing river water inside.

However,

that river water directly conveyed two words: Danger!

Lin Ye didn't think this had anything to do with the Star River in the quest.

"This is a space-time fragment, so the shattered area can only be the space-time turbulence, right?"

Even with his attributes maximized, Lin Ye wasn't likely to touch this kind of space-time fragment terrain.

"Panel!"

"Character: Demon Lord"

"Level: 10"

"Profession: Archer"

"Health: 12000"

"Magic: 1530"

"Attack: 5693"

"Defense: 715"

"Magic Damage: 255"

"Magic Resistance: 118"

"Attack Speed: 33.6 / second"

"Movement Speed: 427 / meter per second"

"Critical Chance: 10%" (Base 5%)

"Critical Damage: 200%" (Base 150%)

"Strength: 2010"

"Agility: 1720"

"Wisdom: 510"

"Constitution: 1130"

"Talent: Hundredfold Gain"

"Equipment: wailing string harp, Blazing Quiver, Strangling Ring, Swiftness Ring, wild growth belt, wild growth leather armor, Hunter's Bracers, Hunter's Leggings, Hunter's Boots"

"Skills: Splendid Shot, Elemental Burst Arrow"

.......

After checking his attributes,

Lin Ye's anxious heart relaxed slightly.

At least this panel was guaranteed; if one only looked at the attribute points, even a level 100 player couldn't compare.

Whoosh ~ whoosh ~

From a distance, the sound of water came, like ocean waves.

"Let's begin."

Lin Ye decided to go to the seaside first.

He walked slowly,

trying to stay as far away from the space-time fragment as possible.

Fortunately, there were no monsters for now.

Soon,

Lin Ye saw the sea.

But it was a sea of stars.

Each star, swept along by the space-time turbulence, resembled sparkling, brilliant glass marbles, drifting in the star sea with the ebb and flow of the space-time tide.

Occasionally, they would collide,

instantly bursting forth with dazzling light, terrifying energy erupting in a flash, spewing out streaks of light flames and scorching material streams, performing a spectacular fireworks display.

Lin Ye knew how terrifying the result of two suns colliding could be, but he couldn't feel any energy whatsoever.

Because the space-time turbulence could cover everything.

Only occasionally, when stars were thrown out of the turbulence with the waves and briefly detached, would they reveal their original powerful appearance.

Lin Ye dared not approach any closer.

Even a single small wave from the star sea could sweep him away, let alone a whole wave; even a single splash flying over would be terrifying.

Not to mention the stars contained within those splashes...

If one of those things were to fall, who could withstand it?

Just as he was about to turn around,

the star sea in the distance gradually began to recede.

"Is it a tide?" Lin Ye wondered.

Immediately after,

the exposed beach instantly shimmered with brilliant starlight.

These were the dust particles left behind after countless impacts from the star sea, and who knew how many stars had collided and shattered.

"This stuff must be top-grade material!"

Although Lin Ye had never seen it, anything left behind after Star-dust beetle collisions and shattering, then washed by the space-time turbulence, ought to be top-grade.

However...

How was he supposed to get this stuff?

That stretch of beach, though currently exposed, still had residual space-time turbulence.

Even if it was just a little,

Lin Ye felt he couldn't possibly go and try it now.

But right before his eyes,

a new change appeared.

From beneath the Star-dust beetle-piled sand, creatures with thick carapaces suddenly emerged, one by one.

"Star-dust beetle"

"Level: 30"

"Health: 28000"

"Physical Attack: 1700, Magic Damage: 850"

"Defense: 2200, Magic Resistance: 3500"

Lin Ye looked at their attributes.

He inwardly exclaimed how abnormal they were.

The attributes of these Star-dust beetles were many times stronger than a Level 10 BOSS.

And the number?

As far as the eye could see,

the beach was densely packed with them; in this area alone, there were at least a thousand.

They hadn't noticed Lin Ye, or perhaps they weren't interested in him; they were merely taking advantage of the receding space-time tide to search for residual Star-dust beetle, chewing on it in large mouthfuls.

"Killing them is definitely necessary, but it's a pity I don't have many arrows..."

Lin Ye had a headache.

He had come out for this quest completely unprepared.

The arrows in his hand were leftover from previous monster grinding, and he only had just over a thousand left in total.

"I'll try it first."

Lin Ye first gripped an arrow in his hand.

Whoosh!

The fiery glow on the arrow sliced through the darkness, striking the Star-dust beetle's body and bursting into points of starlight.

-3720

The damage number appeared.

The Star-dust beetle also discovered Lin Ye.

It was unclear if it had eyes on its head, but its movements confirmed that it was angry.

Rustle ~ rustle!

A dozen tentacles stomped on the Star-dust beetle and charged towards Lin Ye.

Their speed was very fast.

This thing's attack wasn't low.

Moreover, the detection function could only show basic panels; he didn't know if this monster had skills.

Lin Ye looked back to confirm his retreat path, slowly backing away until the Star-dust beetle left the beach with residual Star-dust beetle.

Only then did he make his move.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Three arrows fired simultaneously.

Bang, bang, bang ~

-3155

-3408

-7002 Critical Hit!

The Star-dust beetle was blasted backward, flipping over on the spot, its tentacles flailing wildly in the air, about to right itself.

"Ha ~"

Lin Ye's lips curved upward; he fired arrows continuously, quickly dispatching it.

No experience?

However,

where the Star-dust beetle died, some materials glowing with starlight were left behind.

Lin Ye had intentionally lured it out to kill it.

Firstly, the space-time turbulence on the beach was too dangerous to approach.

Secondly, he was worried that this type of monster would attack in groups.

Now it was confirmed.

He could kill them.

"Ding ~"

"You have obtained Time Shard x1"

"You have obtained Star-dust Coin x1"

"That's it?"

Lin Ye remembered that materials were selected by default quality.

And this was the result?

He opened his backpack.

Neither material had any description or explanation.

Searching the forums also yielded no information.

"If this quest has never been done before, then the related materials have most likely never appeared."

Lin Ye knew the materials were definitely useful, he just wasn't sure what for.

"I'll try again with the double reward selected."

He drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

He lured out another one to kill.

The efficiency wasn't high; it was slow.

But it was safe.

Bang!

The Star-dust beetle was shot dead from a distance by an arrow.

"Ding ~"

"You have obtained Time Shard x100"

"You have obtained Star-dust Coin Fragment x100"

"It seems there's no difference, so I'll just take the quantity for now."

Lin Ye continued to kill them.

One by one.

Not long after,

as the sound of the ocean waves grew louder, the star sea tide returned, and the Star-dust beetles that had just been feeding all flapped their tentacles and buried themselves beneath the sand.

"If the materials are quest items, then I've killed 10 now, which is equivalent to someone else's 1000; that should be enough."

Lin Ye prepared to leave.

But this time, the tide surged exceptionally violently, and the colliding stars increased. The energy unleashed seemed to attract something...

They were surging with the tide and waves in the space-time turbulence, casually catching the fragments and dust left behind after the stars collided.